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WORK PLAN 3.3 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PROGRAMMING Part of any project is how to include sustainable building principles into projects in an implementable, maintainable, and cost-effective manner. The state funding requirements require more technical and specific strategies to be implemented, but these features are never far from our design ethos, as we know it isn’t far from yours. The City of Mounds View is already implementing strategies for the inclusion of renewables within your city facilities, by including PV panels on city facility roofs. For this project, Oertel will work with Mounds View to establish goals for sustainable building strategies and help you prioritize those goals during the programming and cost opinion development tasks. For example, if Mounds View wanted the new community center to be a Net Zero facility, we would establish that as a goal and discuss feasibility of that strategy, and work with our sustainability consultant and engineering team to come up with ways this could be achieved and identify ranges of cost for implementing that as a strategy. Regardless of city goals, the funding will come with preestablished goals and benchmarks for the project. This is part of the B3 guidelines and meeting the SB 2030 benchmark. SB 2030 is a mandatory energy use reduction from a baseline model for similar facilities. We are working with several projects implementing the B3 Guidelines and working to meet the SB 2030 benchmark with facility typologies that are challenging to meet that standard, and we are confident that at this stage, we can effectively help the city sculpt and develop a project scope and funding request that meets the energy sustainability needs for the project. However, Sustainability isn’t just about energy efficiency. We are designing these facilities for people to use and increase community and personal well-being. As such, Sustainability should also include the user experience. One example of how we have addressed this in our designs is through simplified building forms that allow visitors and frequent users alike to readily identify building entries and easily access interior spaces through the open and user-friendly lobby and circulation spaces. We also introduce effective daylighting strategies in an egalitarian manner throughout the facility to increase the comfort and productivity of all people using the facility. Sustainability is also about using resources responsibly. As mentioned, we employ simple designs with specific features to enhance specific functions. Simple design features use fewer building materials, conserving waste while also utilizing the project budget as responsibly as possible. Simple forms and selective building material selection also enhances the energy efficiency of the facility, bringing our sustainable building approach full circle. MOUNDS VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER 7